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A property industry group wants to restrict the private letting of properties bought in the future via the Right To Buy...

Spain’s Minister for Housing, Isabel Rodríguez, says the country is taking the first steps to eliminate the Golden Visa.  This visa was...

Twenty twenty-four is a pivotal year for landlords in the Private Rented Sector (PRS). It is still the Government’s aim that...

Members of the union UNISON who participate in round-table discussions with activist group Generation Rents are to receive gift vouchers for...

A council says a new bond scheme designed to increase the quality and availability of affordable housing for private renters across...

Housing Secretary Michael Gove has this morning announced wholesale changes to planning and regulations surrounding short lets. His proposals include: - planning permission...

Dorset councillors have approved proposals for a council tax premium on second homes and a tightening up on its existing premium...

Bristol’s controversial Labour council is extending previous licensing schemes to other parts of the city at some £1,800 HMO per licence...

Labour says there’s a link between Section 21 powers granted to landlords and what it claims is a total of 4,400...

A think tank claims that the government will pay landlords in the private sector six times the expected spend on new affordable homes in the five-year period between 2021 and 2026. The New...

A think tank says rents set in the social sector should reflect the energy efficiency of a property. It’s one of a...

An estimated 1.6m private renters are set to receive an uplift to their housing support for 12 months from April 2024,...

A countryside body is blaming the government’s failure to provide affordable housing and the rise in short lets for a homelessness...

The rising cost of living - especially housing - remains the top issue on Londoners’ minds for the second year in...

A new analysis suggests homes in England are less affordable and in worse conditions than in most other developed nations. The Home...

The Scottish Government says rent controls - already existing as a so-called emergency measure - will become permanent. Scottish First Minister Humza...

A housing trust says landlords fed up with higher taxes and red tape should not sell up but instead lease their...

Conversions, often seen as a likely property type for private landlords, are likely to be more common if two groups of...

There’s news for tenants on a budget - it may now cost less to be a lodger in a house than...

A Labour pressure group wants the party to campaign on housing at the next General Election, including railing against what it...

An uneasy relationship exists between UK politicians and the residential property market. Emotions have been running particularly high recently. More details were...

With the government considering short let landlords having to seek planning consent for the use of complete houses, AirBnb has announced...

Rent controls and political uncertainty are affecting investor appetite to fund and deliver Build to Rent homes in Scotland, according to...

New rules making it tougher for people to let houses via AirBnb and other short let platforms have been unveiled by...

Veteran Labour left winger Dianne Abbott has accused the government of helping private landlords over tenants. In an article in the Left...

Property guru Phil Spencer has set out five reasons to keep faith with buy to let. In an article for Estate Agent...

A controversial new report demands that the government uses next month’s Budget to sharply increase tax burdens for landlords. The Joseph Rowntree Foundation’s...

Another council says it wants to implement private sector rent controls - although it has no power to do so. Belfast council...

The government’s proposed tenancy reforms - including the banning of section 21 evictions - could be undermined by delays in the...

A £50m scheme to bring more empty homes back to life in Wales - but private land are excluded from applying. The...

The perennial shortage of new homes in the capital has now collided with a sharp increase in government regulation, a tripling...

A Good Landlord Charter - described as the first of its kind in the UK - is being created by a...

Renters’ Reform Bill The Renters’ Reform Bill will dominate the PRS policy agenda in 2023. Signs are encouraging that DLUHC is considering...

Residents in social and affordable housing are being given the chance to buy a share in their home for the first...

It’s been known for over a year that John Lewis wishes to diversify into the private rental sector and now it...

Twelve changes to taxes, rules and regulations in the next three years will add £20,000 to the price of a new...

A new survey suggests large numbers of tenants are worried about the risk of falling behind with the rent or even...

London Labour Mayor Sadiq Khan wants private landlords letting ex-council properties to consider selling the properties to local councils.  Since launching in...

Bristol’s Labour council has made a name for itself with policies shifting power from landlords to tenants. Earlier this year the Mayor,...

A building society will no longer lend for the purchase of second homes, saying they reduce the stock available for first...

A council says it’s going to introduce stricter regulations for HMOs - and it hasn’t yet even finished its formal consultation. Hounslow...

Government plans to ban Section 21 evictions could push up rents and reduce rental stock, a property dispute expert is warning. Lee Pearce...

New selective licensing measures are to be introduced across three parts of Leicester in a new clampdown on landlords. The combined areas...

Landowners are claiming that the negative stereotype given to private landlords in recent years by government contributes to the overall housing...

Voters in Bristol have decided to abolish the city’s directly elected mayor following a referendum. The city was given the choice of...

A trade union has called on the government to “look at all forms of rent control” as a way of combatting...

A points-based system of rent controls is being advocated by activists associated with a controversial pro-tenant group. Living Rent, which is calling...

In this weekend feature, Daniel Evans, chair of the Association of Independent Inventory Clerks (AIIC) and the managing director of Home...

The Welsh Government has announced an increase to the maximum level of council tax premiums for second homes, as well as...

The mayor of Labour-controlled Bristol council is teaming up with local anti-landlord activists to look at how to introduce local rent...

Shelter has given what appears to be unconditional support to the SNP-Green proposals for reform of the private rental sector in...

Councillors in a second home hotspot will be asked to decide on the level of council tax premium for the next...

Rent controls, possibly ensuring that rents do not exceed 25 per cent of household income, are poised to be introduced into...

Protesters in a part of the UK with high numbers of holiday lets will stage a demonstration next week demanding cheaper...

Bury council is to spend £1m buying empty homes from landlords and other owners. The council says it will shortly identify which...

London’s Labour Mayor, Sadiq Khan, and the Baroness leading the Generation Rent campaign have called for powers to control rents. Khan claims...

A leading supplier says rent rises seen in recent months have been driven by increased taxes and regulations imposed on landlords. The...

Labour has accused Chancellor Rishi Sunak of prioritising a tax break for landlords over the need for affordable housing or help for...

Coronavirus has prompted much talk of landlords and tenants alike fleeing cities for the country - but some evidence suggests that...

A so-called Citizens Assembly set up by a leading politician has called for rent controls. The Citizen’s Assembly of Scotland was launched...

Birmingham city council is providing incentives to landlords who offer 12 month fixed tenancies to those on the authority’s homeless and housing...

With buy-to-let landlords across the country being pushed out of the market by increasing costs and legislation, and new investors deterred...

Buy-to-let landlords north of the border have come under increasing pressure ahead of the incoming changes to the energy efficiency of...

Birmingham  City Council has taken action against a House in Multiple Occupation (HMO) landlord in the Small Heath area in what...

The government is being urged to restore the levels of housing benefit, otherwise known as Local Housing Allowance (LHA), so they...

Cardiff based housing association Cadwyn is calling for more private landlords with properties in the city to lease their properties with...

Hostmaker, which specialises in managing London properties put on to Airbnb and other short-let platforms, has apologised for causing controversy over...

A new multi-housing report reveals five trends that are set to dominate the private rented sector between now and 2025.   The...

The rental income received by 79% of landlords with mortgages is only sufficient to service the interest element of their loans, and not...

A mixed-tenure development of private sale and affordable housing has been launched on the site of West Ham’s former Upton Park...

The government remains committed to building more new homes, but their target of 300,000 a year is unlikely to be met. Sky-high...

An online petition calling for buy-to-let tax relief changes to be reversed has received almost 16,500 signatures. Buy-to-let landlord and property investment...

Crest Nicolson and M&G Real Estate have teamed up once again to fund the construction of 114 private rental homes in...

Mortgage brokers and lenders have been slammed by the National Landlords Association (NLA) for failing to do enough to communicate changes...

The government has responded to a petition calling on the reintroduction of full mortgage interest relief and the scrapping of the...

Older people are facing a shortage of suitable housing for their retirement, putting pressure on the wider property market. A new report...

Seven in ten prospective tenants registered with MovingSoon.co.uk, a website that advertises affordable housing for renters, believe deposit-free renting is a...

The housing crisis is the greatest challenge London faces. Years of not building enough new homes, including affordable housing, mean many...

With the New Year now upon us, those thinking of investing in property want to know what is going to happen...

Principality Building Society has reignited the mortgage rate war by reducing rates across some of its buy-to-let mortgage products. The lender said...

Millions of people are being priced out of buying a property due to high house prices, the latest figures suggest. A dearth...

The Scottish government’s proposed new minimum energy efficiency standards for the private rented sector could risk having an adverse impact on...

The policy focus of the upcoming election will be on Brexit, but political parties will do well to remember that housing...

Principality Building Society has reduced rates across some of its buy-to-let mortgage products by 0.1% in a concerted effort to win...

What does it say on your business card? Michelle Niziol, managing director, IMS Independent Lettings Solutions Limited. Who are IMS Independent Lettings Solutions...

The campaign to woo voters across the country has already started following the UK Prime Minister Theresa May’s surprise announcement that...

The government’s decision to strip buy-to-let landlords of mortgage interest tax relief is expected to result in rent increases for tenants...

A lack of affordable rented homes are contributing to rising levels of homelessness, according to a new report from the national...

Philip Hammond’s failure to reverse the previous chancellor George Osborne’s deeply unpopular tax reforms will have far-reaching implications for the buy-to-let...

The government needs to do more to support buy-to-let landlords, and start by reversing recent tax increases and unnecessary regulation in...

Older people are facing a shortage of suitable housing for their retirement, putting pressure on the wider property market, according to...

Dundee based Carling Property Group has become Scotland’s largest independent residential landlord after completing the purchase of Alloway Halls in Dundee...

The housing minister’s call this week for significantly more homes “of every single type” to be built, including significantly more homes for...

The government’s proposed changes to mortgage interest relief, which will  see landlords taxed on their turnover rather than profit, has been...

Private landlords pocketed in the region of £9.3bn in housing benefit last year – double the amount they received a decade...

Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn’s plans to introduce rent controls and secure tenancies in the private rented sector (PRS) if elected prime...

Various housing bodies have welcomed the end of Right to Buy in Scotland, more than 35 years after it was first...

With record high rents in London outstripping wages in every borough and a chronic shortage of new affordable homes being developed,...

New Prime Minister Theresa May will undoubtedly have a number of things to do on her to-do list, but among the...

The number of new homes registered to be built looks set to fall as many housebuilders will be less willing to...